Old Grey Mare
0545 · #DAD7D3 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Old Grey Mare, Really?
Old Grey Mare reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Kompozit 0545 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Old Grey Mare
Old Grey Mare is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Old Grey Mare
At LRV 68, Old Grey Mare is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Old Grey Mare are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Kompozit 0545 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | First StarSW 7646 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| Behr | Silver TraditionICC-23 · Behr | 2.1 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Shoreline1471 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 68 | Color page → |
| Valspar | ThundersnowV171 · Valspar | 1.3 | 69 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Go To GrayPPG1004-1 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | FogPPG1010-2 · Glidden | 2.3 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Kompozit Colors
The nearest shades to Old Grey Mare within Kompozit's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DAD7D3 in HSL space. Pair Old Grey Mare with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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